Thistle

#c8bbd2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for thistle, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Thistle, a muted purple at 274 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #c8bbd2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8bbd2

RGB200, 187, 210

HSL274, 20%, 78%

HSV274, 11%, 82%

CMYK5%, 11%, 0%, 18%

Lab77.56, 8.83, -9.89

XYZ53.22, 52.47, 68.3

Decimal13155282

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone665 C

Shades of thistle

#b6a5c3 #a48fb5 #9279a6 #816497 #6e5581 #5b476b #483855 #35293f #231b28 #100c12

Tints of thistle

#cdc1d6 #d1c6da #d6ccdd #dbd2e1 #dfd8e5 #e4dde9 #e8e3ed #ede9f0 #f2eff4 #f6f4f8

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#c5d2bb Analogous#bdbbd2 Analogous#d2bbd0 Triadic#d2c8bb Triadic#bbd2c8 Split complementary#d0d2bb Split complementary#bbd2bc

Thistle in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 5, 11, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8bbd2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

5 11 0 18

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

9 14 4 24

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #c8bbd2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8bbd2; }
.text { color: #c8bbd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bbd2; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c8bbd2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8bbd2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c8bbd2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around thistle? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c8bbd2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from thistle, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #c8bbd2 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.